A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discovery, so as to change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; to provide for a defendant to opt into reciprocal discovery similar to provisions in felony cases; to require the defendant to provide the prosecuting attorney with a list of witness and alibi information; to provide for procedure; to provide for sanctions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Mar/11/2016 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Jan/11/2016 - Senate Recommitted

Jan/11/2016 - Senate Taken from Table

Mar/31/2015 - Senate Tabled

Mar/26/2015 - Senate Read Second Time

Mar/26/2015 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported

Mar/13/2015 - Senate Read and Referred

Mar/11/2015 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar/11/2015 - House Third Readers

Mar/05/2015 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Feb/18/2015 - House Second Readers

Feb/17/2015 - House First Readers

Feb/12/2015 - House Hopper

Footnotes

3/31/2015 Tabled in Senate; 1/11/2016 Taken from table in Senate; 1/11/2016 recommitted to Senate Committee on Judiciary Non-Civil